Current Affairs - November 21, 2020 Current Affairs

Eco-friendly food packaging developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. According to the team of researchers, cucumber peels have greater cellulose content than other peel waste. Cellulose nanocrystals derived from these peels can be used for making food packaging material which is biodegradable and has low oxygen permeability.

Maia Sandu is the first woman to become the leader of Moldova after winning almost 58% of the vote.

World Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year. This day is also known as Universal Children's Day.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated USD 20.3 million aid to its developing member countries to access corona virus vaccine and establish systems to enable equitable and efficient vaccine distribution.

Researchers of The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) have formulated efficient 'pincer' catalytic systems that transform industrial/biomass wastes into valuable chemicals. According to the research team, tiny amounts of these 'pincer catalysts' repeatedly convert large amounts of industrial waste such as glycerol into lactic acid and hydrogen.

Delhi Airport has become the first airport in Asia Pacific Region to achieve Level 4+ Carbon Accreditation. The GMR-led Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has aims to become Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport by 2030.

India secured 77th Spot on the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix. The List topped by Denmark. In the Index, when a nation gets highest score, it means that the nation is at higher risk of business bribery.

HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank have been put in the 'red flag' list, a system used for monitoring foreign portfolio investor (FPI) limits. A listed company enters the list when the available legroom for overseas investment is less than 35% of the permissible limit.

The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, announced that the State Government is going to constitute 'Cow Cabinet'. The cow cabinet would be constituted to conserve.

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan was addressing the 33rd Stop TB Partnership Board meet in New Delhi through Video Conference yesterday. Currently India is promoting the "TB Harega, DeshJeetega" campaign which aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target related to TB by 2025.

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the (PM-FME Scheme) and launched the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India.

Mumbai has become the first Indian city to have an urban plan with a gender-specific focus land reservations for physical-social infrastructure designed to meet women's needs.

Richa Chadha has been honored with the Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar award by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. RichaChadha was honoured at Raj Bhawan.

Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is observed on November 19 every year to empower, celebrate, and support women in business worldwide.

Chhattisgarh launched "first-of-its-kind" mobile health clinics for women Marking the 103rd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The mobile clinic vans will provide free medical treatment to women at their doorstep.

Border Security Force (BSF) is organizing a Para-Cycling expedition "Infinity Ride 2020", in association with Aditya Mehta Foundation. The expedition commenced from Srinagar and will culminate at Southern tip of India at Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu.

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been appointed as the ambassador of positive change by British Fashion Council (BFC).

Ethiopia is the latest country with which India has formed an air travel bubble arrangement. Currently, India shares bi-lateral travel arrangements with around 22 countries.

S N Rajeswarihas been appointed a whole-time member of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI). Her appointment to the post is for a period of three years or till attaining the age of 62 years.

Bhubaneswar became the 1st city in the entire country to receive the ISO-9001:2015 certification for effective Faecal Sludge & Septage Management (FSSM) services.